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            • Don Lichterman
              • Dec 27, 2020
              • 4 min read

            Western Sahara, Moving Giants, Moving Giants & Top World News Headlines at Sunset TV/Fire TV & Roku!

            Elephant Translocation Documentary Moving Giants Wins Big At Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
            Top U.S. & World Headlines, December 27, 2020
            • Western Sahara: A Rare Look Inside Africa's Last Colony as U.S. Recognizes Moroccan Occupation

            • John le Carré (1931-2020) on the Iraq War, Corporate Power, the Exploitation of Africa & More

            • "The United States of America Has Gone Mad": John le Carré on Iraq War, Israel & U.S. Militarism

            • We Must Reject Austerity Politics: Economist Darrick Hamilton on Why $900B Stimulus Is Not Enough

            • Black Critical Care Dr. Taison Bell of UVA on Fighting COVID, Racism & Securing Fair Vaccine Access

            • Biden Taps Climate Team Focused on Environmental Racism & Science to Replace Industry Lobbyists

            • Bernie Sanders: COVID Relief Package Is "Totally Inadequate" for "Unprecedented" Economic Crisis

            • As Wealthy Countries Hoard Vaccine Supply, Pandemic Could Rage in Poor Countries Until 2024

            • The Pandemic Pipeline: Land & Water Defenders Continue Resistance to Enbridge Line 3 in Minnesota

            2020 has been JAM-PACKED with historic wins for animals

            All of these groundbreaking achievements and triumphs wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible supporters.


            Click here to see what we’ve accomplished this year, just to name a few:

            • Massive brands like Secret and Dove ended all of its tests on animals

            • Sephora banned the sale of fur eyelashes

            • designers like CalvinKlein and TommyHilfiger stopped selling exotic skins

            • PETA rescued 36 big cats from roadside zoos like the ones in Tiger King

            • we spayed and neutered over 13,000 animals

            • released a powerful documentary, #BreakingTheChain, about our work with neglected animals

            Our achievements for animals over the past year—in the face of a global pandemic—epitomizes PETA’s relentless drive and determination towards helping animals. We can’t wait to see how much progress will continue to be made for animals in 2021!

            You made all this possible in 2020!

            This year, 2020


            We have seen


            Our world in crisis

            Our animals in crisis

            Our environment in crisis


            But we have also witnessed

            Great steps forward

            Toward making this world

            A kinder place

            The kind of place

            We all want to live in.

            We have made it through

            Because of you…

            Our friends

            Our supporters

            Our staff

            Our community

            Our family.

            And we want to say:

            “Thank you”


            You have helped us through the hard times

            “Thank you”

            You’ve helped us rescue all these bears

            And bring them home

            to a better life.

            “Thank you”


            You’ve helped care for pets stranded in lockdown,

            separated by floods,

            “Thank you”


            And you’ve helped end the torment of so many performing animals.

            “Thank you”

            “Thank you”

            “Thank you”


            We still have a long way to go.

            But despite our distance

            we are closer than ever...

            To reaching our founding goal

            Of ending bear bile farming in Vietnam

            You are the reason we’ve come this far.

            You are the reason we continue to make such progress


            With empathy

            Respect

            Courage

            And tenacity.


            Thank you for your support.


            Your actions make the world of difference.

            Because there is no greater force for good

            Than the power of Kindness in Action.


            animalsasia.org

            #KindnessInAction

            Watch The Streamy Awards 2020 and watch more highlights that are being added every day!

            Join hosts Trixie and Katya for the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards as we honor the best of our creator community. Watch it free December 12 with ads on YouTube or sign up for YouTube Premium to watch exclusive Q&As with Streamys creators that you won't find anywhere else. Learn more at https://support.google.com/youtube/an...


            Check out YouTube Premium at: https://www.youtube.com/premium/origi... See if Premium is available in your country at https://support.google.com/youtube/an...


            Featuring personal creator-to-creator tributes from Juanpa Zurita, Kyle Exum, Lilly Singh, Liza Koshy, Marques Brownlee, NikkieTutorials, and Patrick Starrr, exciting musical performances from Doja Cat, Lewis Capaldi, and Tones and I, and of course, revealing the 2020 Streamys Creator of the Year. With appearances from Bretman Rock, Brittany Broski, Camila Loures, Casey Neistat, Charli D'Amelio, David Dobrik, Dixie D'Amelio, Dream, James Charles, LaurDIY, MrBeast, Mark Rober, MatPat and Stephanie Patrick from The Game Theorists, Rebecca Zamolo, Shalom Blac, Tabitha Brown, and ZHC. #streamys

            • Jaiden Animations Wins Animated...Jaiden Animations wins the Animated award at the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards.

            • Ryan García Wins Sports...Ryan García wins the Sports award at the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards.

            • 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards - Official Trailer - This December 12 join hosts Trixie and Katya for the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards as we honor the best of our creator community. Featuring exciting musical performances from Doja Cat, Lewis Capaldi, and Tones and I, personal creator tributes from Lilly Singh, Marques Brownlee, and Patrick Starrr—and of course, revealing the 2020 Streamys Creator of the Year!

            • Kids and Family nominee Ryan Kaji of Ryan's World catches up with Kalen Allen ahead of the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards.

            • ChrisFix at Home Nominee Interview at the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards...Learning and Education nominee ChrisFix catches up with Kalen Allen ahead of the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards

            • Mikey Bustos (AntsCanada) at Home Nominee Interview at the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards...Documentary nominee and Streamys Brand Awards Creator Product finalist Mikey Bustos of AntsCanada catches up with Streamy Awards founder Drew Baldwin ahead of the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards

            • Seize the Awkward (Ad Council) Wins Social Good Campaign | 2020 Streamys Brand Awards

            Top U.S. & World Headlines
            Top U.S. & World Headlines are now shown at the Sunset YouTube Video & TV channel, on the Sunset TV channels at ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, at Democracy Now! and at the Sunset TV web site.
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            • Don Lichterman
              • Dec 22, 2020
              • 3 min read

            2020's Wins for Animals, Jaiden Animations, Streamy's, today's Top World News Headlines at Sunset TV

            Top U.S. & World Headlines, December 21, 2020 & Top U.S. & World Headlines, December 22, 2020
            • Biden Taps Climate Team Focused on Environmental Racism & Science to Replace Industry Lobbyists

            • Bernie Sanders: COVID Relief Package Is "Totally Inadequate" for "Unprecedented" Economic Crisis

            • As Wealthy Countries Hoard Vaccine Supply, Pandemic Could Rage in Poor Countries Until 2024

            • The Pandemic Pipeline: Land & Water Defenders Continue Resistance to Enbridge Line 3 in Minnesota

            2020 has been JAM-PACKED with historic wins for animals

            All of these groundbreaking achievements and triumphs wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible supporters.


            Click here to see what we’ve accomplished this year, just to name a few:

            • Massive brands like Secret and Dove ended all of its tests on animals

            • Sephora banned the sale of fur eyelashes

            • designers like CalvinKlein and TommyHilfiger stopped selling exotic skins

            • PETA rescued 36 big cats from roadside zoos like the ones in Tiger King

            • we spayed and neutered over 13,000 animals

            • released a powerful documentary, #BreakingTheChain, about our work with neglected animals

            Our achievements for animals over the past year—in the face of a global pandemic—epitomizes PETA’s relentless drive and determination towards helping animals. We can’t wait to see how much progress will continue to be made for animals in 2021!

            You made all this possible in 2020!

            This year, 2020


            We have seen


            Our world in crisis

            Our animals in crisis

            Our environment in crisis


            But we have also witnessed

            Great steps forward

            Toward making this world

            A kinder place

            The kind of place

            We all want to live in.

            We have made it through

            Because of you…

            Our friends

            Our supporters

            Our staff

            Our community

            Our family.

            And we want to say:

            “Thank you”


            You have helped us through the hard times

            “Thank you”

            You’ve helped us rescue all these bears

            And bring them home

            to a better life.

            “Thank you”


            You’ve helped care for pets stranded in lockdown,

            separated by floods,

            “Thank you”


            And you’ve helped end the torment of so many performing animals.

            “Thank you”

            “Thank you”

            “Thank you”


            We still have a long way to go.

            But despite our distance

            we are closer than ever...

            To reaching our founding goal

            Of ending bear bile farming in Vietnam

            You are the reason we’ve come this far.

            You are the reason we continue to make such progress


            With empathy

            Respect

            Courage

            And tenacity.


            Thank you for your support.


            Your actions make the world of difference.

            Because there is no greater force for good

            Than the power of Kindness in Action.


            animalsasia.org

            #KindnessInAction

            Watch The Streamy Awards 2020 and watch more highlights that are being added every day!

            Join hosts Trixie and Katya for the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards as we honor the best of our creator community. Watch it free December 12 with ads on YouTube or sign up for YouTube Premium to watch exclusive Q&As with Streamys creators that you won't find anywhere else. Learn more at https://support.google.com/youtube/an...


            Check out YouTube Premium at: https://www.youtube.com/premium/origi... See if Premium is available in your country at https://support.google.com/youtube/an...


            Featuring personal creator-to-creator tributes from Juanpa Zurita, Kyle Exum, Lilly Singh, Liza Koshy, Marques Brownlee, NikkieTutorials, and Patrick Starrr, exciting musical performances from Doja Cat, Lewis Capaldi, and Tones and I, and of course, revealing the 2020 Streamys Creator of the Year. With appearances from Bretman Rock, Brittany Broski, Camila Loures, Casey Neistat, Charli D'Amelio, David Dobrik, Dixie D'Amelio, Dream, James Charles, LaurDIY, MrBeast, Mark Rober, MatPat and Stephanie Patrick from The Game Theorists, Rebecca Zamolo, Shalom Blac, Tabitha Brown, and ZHC. #streamys

            • Jaiden Animations Wins Animated...Jaiden Animations wins the Animated award at the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards.

            • Ryan García Wins Sports...Ryan García wins the Sports award at the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards.

            • 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards - Official Trailer - This December 12 join hosts Trixie and Katya for the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards as we honor the best of our creator community. Featuring exciting musical performances from Doja Cat, Lewis Capaldi, and Tones and I, personal creator tributes from Lilly Singh, Marques Brownlee, and Patrick Starrr—and of course, revealing the 2020 Streamys Creator of the Year!

            • Kids and Family nominee Ryan Kaji of Ryan's World catches up with Kalen Allen ahead of the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards.

            • ChrisFix at Home Nominee Interview at the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards...Learning and Education nominee ChrisFix catches up with Kalen Allen ahead of the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards

            • Mikey Bustos (AntsCanada) at Home Nominee Interview at the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards...Documentary nominee and Streamys Brand Awards Creator Product finalist Mikey Bustos of AntsCanada catches up with Streamy Awards founder Drew Baldwin ahead of the 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards

            • Seize the Awkward (Ad Council) Wins Social Good Campaign | 2020 Streamys Brand Awards

            Top U.S. & World Headlines
            Top U.S. & World Headlines are now shown at the Sunset YouTube Video & TV channel, on the Sunset TV channels at ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, at Democracy Now! and at the Sunset TV web site.
            Rescue TV
            A Whale of a Week
            Dolphin Outlook
            Elephant in the Room
            Talk Shows
            Sunset TV on Roku!

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            • Don Lichterman
              • Dec 18, 2020
              • 5 min read

            A Look Back on 2020, IDA-India Sanctuaries and a Thank you from Animals Asia at Rescue TV this week!

            The SAN Rescue Network, Wildlife Aid TV, Official PETA TV, Flying Fur Animal Rescue, Animals Asia, ASPCA, Hope For PAWS, Beagle Freedom Project...
            Join us this week as we take a look back at 2020, with the last livestream of the year!
            2020 Animal Rescue Stories Made Possible by You!

            Your support has powered us to overcome huge obstacles this year. Despite the trials of COVID, we have: rescued dogs from the dog meat trade's slaughter and neglect, stood in the firing line to protect wild animals, brought cruelty-free dissection learning tools into schools, won new protections for animal cruelty victims, launched our first-ever Respect For Fish Day, and won fur-free policy victories from major retailers.

            Thank you from all of us at Animals Asia
            IDA-India sanctuaries

            You likely know that Mumbai is a mega-city filled to the brim with homeless animals. But did you know that record-breaking floods hit our city this year? The animals were among those who struggled hardest to survive the waist-deep water.


            We have no option but to overcome incredible odds to rescue and heal animals like Jasmine 365 days a year. Because every day our city is affected by crushing poverty and animal overpopulation.


            Some of us have lost family members in the health crisis which is ripping through India — we are headed for 10 million Covid cases. This year has been extra tough on all of us. But we are unwilling to stop our life-saving work. Some sanctuary staff are staying overnight. Others are cycling 12 miles every day by bike! All to ensure our lifesaving mission is fulfilled. Your help makes their work possible!


            This Holiday Season, please help the homeless dogs & cats of IDA-India. Your gifts provide miracle surgeries, inspiring rescues, ongoing care, and the happy lives these precious innocent animals deserve.

            Animals Are Thriving After Being Rescued From an Erupted Volcano

            When the Taal volcano erupted in January, @PETAAsia raced to the rescue to help animals in distress. Which dog do you think has changed the most?


            MORE RESCUE VIDEOS:

            • Rescued sun bears Layla and Goldie are racing to get their mitts on a festive treat that's perched in this hammock.

            • Furious fox found DANGLING by her leg! We were recently called out to a fox that had been found on a footpath, entangled in wire fencing. Hanging by its leg, Simon rushed to the fox's aid to try and free it before it was too late...

            • Homeless dog tries to scare me away with her big teeth! I met Lotus in the L.A. River where she could have run away in every possible direction, but instead, she decided to confront me!!! It was all pretty amazing considering how sick she was...Eldad...

            • Mangey fox makes amazing recovery after being SHOT!. Fox rescues are some of the most diverse situations we have to deal with here at Wildlife Aid!

            • The start of a new life for Frol and Frosia. Their life before the rescue meant sitting in front of the bars of a dark cage in the Lviv Region, in Ukraine. Frol and Frosia were kept as an “attraction” for customers at a closed restaurant.

            • Tawny Owl burnt in chimney fire disaster! Maru has completed many feather imping procedures in the past, however, rarely is the damage so extensive that the bird requires over 50!

            • Gorilla Rescue in Gabon. Two gorillas have been successfully transferred to their new home at Projet Gorille Fernan-Vaz (PGFV) in Gabon, a project supported by FOUR PAWS.

            • Suzie and Bubloo arrived at their new home! After a long journey, the remaining two animals of Marghazar Zoo in Pakistan have finally arrived in Jordan

            Lady Freethinker is excited to announce our Urgent Need Fund, a new grants program designed to provide lifesaving funds to small rescue groups for animals’ medical care.

            Our grants program will provide funding to nonprofit organizations experiencing hardship due to increased medical and veterinary bills to care for animals. Grants may be used for either urgent, immediate help; or planned support for activities that are needed but the organization otherwise could not afford to do.


            Overall Organization Requirements

            • The organization must be a registered 501(c)(3) in the United States or a registered charity in your country

            • Have a gross annual profit of up to $250,000 USD

            • Be an established organization for at least 2 years

            • Be able to provide 2 years of 990 statements and/or audited financials

            Animal Crisis Grant

            Our Animal Crisis Grant provides funding up to $5,000 for organizations that have recently or are currently experiencing a financial hardship due to increased medical and veterinary bills, and, unless LFT provides relief, may cause overall financial harm to the organization. The Animal Crisis Grant applications are reviewed on a monthly basis and will be selected based on need, available funding, and total impact on the organization in need. Applications are accepting on an ongoing basis and organizations that wish to apply should include their tax exemption status, financial statements, and the following documents:

            • Copies of all expenditures for services given and products used

            • Current year’s annual budget

            • Current year’s profit and loss statement

            Submit the above along with a one-page cover letter detailing the request and the subject line Animal Crisis Grant to: grants@ladyfreethinker.org


            Critical Care Grant

            Our Critical Care Grant provides funding up to $10,000 for organizations that see an urgent need but are unable to address that need unless they received funding from LFT. For example, a shelter that would like to rescue a large number of animals but does not have the financial resources in order to do so, or, by doing so, would cause financial devastation. The Critical Care Grant applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis and all applications must be received by the following dates to be considered:

            • Spring Application due by March 15th, reviewed by March 31st

            • Summer Application due by June 15th, reviewed by June 30th

            • Fall Application due by September 15th, reviewed by September 30th

            • Winter Application due by December 15th, reviewed by December 31st

            Organizations that wish to apply should include their tax exemption status, financial statements, and the following documents:

            • Copies of estimates of all services to be provided and products to be used

            • Program budget for the planned need

            • Current year’s annual budget

            • Current year’s profit and loss statement

            Submit the above along with a one-page cover letter detailing the request and the subject line Animal Crisis Grant to: grants@ladyfreethinker.org

            New Rescue Videos are now shown on the Rescue TV YouTube Video & TV channel, on the Sunset TV channels at ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, at the Sunset TV web site and at the Sustainable Action Network (SAN) web site
            • Wildlife Aid Live Up date.

            Volunteer with the Animal Rescue Team

            One of the most commonly asked questions for our Animal Rescue Team is, “How can I volunteer?” Our team has—and relies on—a strong network of volunteers to help us make a real difference for animals in rescue and disaster relief work. We truly depend on them to help us get this important, lifesaving work done.

            One of the most common mistakes prospective volunteers make is waiting until a natural or man-made disaster strikes to begin the application process and to begin proper training and preparation for becoming an Animal Rescue Team volunteer. Unfortunately, by then, it’s too late. If you want to volunteer, it’s important to apply before a disaster. If you get everything done early, you, like our many other volunteers, will be ready to deploy when animals need our help.

            I can’t speak enough to the impact people feel from saving animals in need. If you want to make a difference, this is a way to do it. I encourage you to start your application today. With hurricane season on the horizon, our team will be ready to deploy at a moment’s notice - The Humane Society of the United States


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